Ing. Viktor Šlapák, PhD.

Letná 9, main building, 2nd floor, B-wing, room L9‑B210

• 2016 – PhD, Technical University of Košice, field: Power Electrical Engineering
• 2012 – Ing. (MSc equivalent), Technical University of Košice, field: Mechatronic Systems
• 2010 – Bc. (Bachelor’s degree), Technical University of Košice, field: Mechatronic Systems

• 059TUKE-4/2024 - Improvement of students' professional and team skills in study programme Industrial electrical engineering

  • Principal investigator

  • Duration: 2024 - 2026
  • Planned budget: 50 351,06 €

• KEGA 032TUKE-4/2024: ...

  • Research team member

  • Duration: 2024 - 2025

• VEGA 1/0665/26 – Research of Advanced Control Algorithms for Electric Drives Using Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Twin Concept, 

  • research team member, 

  • duration: 2026–2028, 

• APVV‑23‑0521 – Indirect DC Converters with Unidirectional and Bidirectional Power Flow, 

  • research team member

• International Visegrad Fund, project ID 22420041 – PAEPEDE: Pathways to Excellence in Power Electronics and Electrical Drives Education, 

  • research team member, 

  • duration: 2024–2026, 

• VEGA 1/0363/23 – Research of High‑Efficiency Electromechanical Systems with Applications in Electromobility, 

  • research team member

  • duration: 2023–2025, 

• V. Šlapák, F. Ďurovský, K. Kyslan, P. Smoleň, „Shearing work analysis and control design of rotary shears in material processing lines,“ 2024. In: Power Electronics and Drives, Varšava (Poľsko), SCIENDO Roč. 9, č. 1 (2024), pp. 482-501. ISSN 2543-4292. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pead-2024-0030... 
• F. Ďurovský, V. Šlapák, P. Smoleň, K. Kyslan and E. Spišák, "Rotary Shears Control in Material Processing Lines," 2023 International Conference on Electrical Drives and Power Electronics (EDPE), The High Tatras, Slovakia, 2023, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1109/EDPE58625.2023.10274059.

1. Kyslan, K.; Petro, V.; Bober, P.; Šlapák, V.; Ďurovský, F.; Dybkowski, M.; Hric, M. A Comparative Study and Optimization of Switching Functions for Sliding-Mode Observer in Sensorless Control of PMSM. Energies 2022, 15, 2689. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15072689 30 citácií
2. K. Kyslan, V. Šlapák, V. Fedák, F. Ďurovský and K. Horváth, "Design of load torque and mechanical speed estimator of PMSM with unscented Kalman filter — An engineering guide," 2017 19th International Conference on Electrical Drives and Power Electronics (EDPE), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2017, pp. 297-302, doi: 10.1109/EDPE.2017.8123249. 25 citácií

• Firmware design for PCU control board. Customer: Glunz&Jensen, Prešov, 2026

• Longterm cooperation with SPINEA Technologies, s.r.o. (later SPINEA s.r.o.)

  • duration: 2016 - 2025

  • main responsibilities: design and implementation of measurement test benches (design and realization of control cabinets and control software; B&R Automation systems, Siemens S120); design of electronic circuits; development of measurement‑control applications in LabVIEW; sizing, testing, and measurement of electrical actuators; technical support for development; technical customer support.
• Program modification for cutting oversized sheets on STAM shears, for Datamont, s.r.o., Košice, 2024.
• Control of drum shears, for Datakon, s.r.o., Košice, 2015–2016.